They’re just enjoying murdering people because it makes them feel big.
That is certainly true, but I want to add that the goal of these actions probably lies somewhere between a chilling effect and escalation.
They want us to just roll over; and, barring that, they want us to respond only just enough to justify a much more powerful counter-response.
What’s more, if the device in question is some simple thing like a thermometer, then there’s no reason for it to be networked at all. Just take the temperature and get on with your life!
“Oh well, can’t do anything about it.”
“Gee, guess I have to spend 10 minutes online and pick out one of the other million people who do what you do.”
This is now a creepypasta thread
I donated my DVD collection (200ish titles) to my local library last year. Warmed my heart a bit to read this.
Withdrawal is an unpleasant, but necessary, part of detox.
On the other hand, I 100% agree it’s going to be a shit show. Technological development has outpaced the law as long as I’ve been alive, and the disparity is only growing… Authorities are not equipped to provide solutions to the problems that technology has created, and continues to create.
“And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.”
- The Guy Who Thinks He Can Do Anything
‘Mirrored’ by Battles (2007).
They’ve got a mostly traditional setup and instrumentation, but the sounds they make are really strange and unique. Sometimes the words of the songs aren’t real words. It’s just really out there, from start to finish.
Or they’re like my neighbor, whose dash was completely covered a day or two after he got his Jeep. Plus handprint stickers on his mirrors, which I guess is another Jeepstagram trend?
A third of a nation, who only recently labeled their political opponents as “sheep,” now vocally proud to be “socially asleep.”
The irony would be comedic, if the results weren’t so tragic.
There’s a local talk radio station I sometimes enjoy, that’s been pushing this product/service a lot lately. The ad copy is exactly like all those old generic boner pill ads (which I never hear anymore, interestingly)… The setup is a list of typical male social anxieties plus vague stuff like ‘feeling tired,’ then they promise that more Testosterone is gonna fix all that up for you. Not surprising that it’d be sold on social media too.
I was just talking to someone at a party about what games we’d been playing, and we also had to fully stop and think a while to remember the actual name of the Bethesda Space Game™.
It’s not just a memecoin, it’s a movement!
My wife and I wore our Renaissance Faire outfits for Halloween this year. A really good Ren Faire costume, IMO, looks medieval but has lots of customizations that make it look more authentic and lived-in, which I think just takes time and multiple iterations. So, we put a little money (<$20) and time (a few hours) into “upgrading” them throughout the year when we can get deals on various components. Grand total, we’re still at less than $100 each.
Fuck it, I’m ready, bring on the Death Balls
The guy in the hotdog suit is Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, this was the Hulkster’s idea of revenge porn.
Just more propaganda from the haves to the have-nots. Everything that sucks about your life is directly related to your personal lack of willpower, your unwillingness to hustle, your inability to see the ways the market moves and pivot in just the right way and at just the right moment. No, don’t look at your neighbors, stop noticing all the other crabs in the bucket, this is your shortcoming. This is because you suck. Work more hours, sacrifice more of your connection to nature and friends and family, stop asking questions. What is life if not servitude? What is existence if not submission? Stop thinking and start doing what you’re told. Don’t look up. Don’t you EVER look up.
Did you say SAND?!